# In 1989, Rush recorded a song that made no sense. Geddy Lee will defend it until his dying day

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1989-rush-recorded-a-song-that-made-no-sense-geddy-lee-will-defend-it-until-his-dying-day/
- Published: 2026-10-29T22:27:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T23:56:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/in-1989-rush-recorded-a-song-that-made-no-sense-geddy-lee-will-defend-it-until-his-dying-day/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- ‘Anagram’ was designed as a playful word game.
- Geddy Lee still stands by the song.
- Rush never played it live.

## Summary

Rush’s 1989 song ‘Anagram (For Mongo)’ uses elaborate wordplay without telling one clear story. Geddy Lee says that was deliberate: the track was a playful experiment, and he still believes it worked, showing how the band approached songwriting in different ways.

The song appeared on Presto, an album whose reception was less enthusiastic than the band’s best-known work. Lee described ‘Anagram’ as “a game”, with smooth choruses that play against its jumbled lyrics; its title nods to a scene in the 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles. Rush never performed it live.

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